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ROWE GLOBAL LLC is excited to announce our continued expansion with the addition of LEADERS INTERNATIONAL as our Canadian joint venture partners!! So excited to be augmenting our global reach with the best retained executive search consultants in CANADA!!

I respect I am a few days past "Fathers Day" but I had to share this picture and a couple thoughts. This passed weekend, I was given the gift of attending the George Strait concert at Kyle Field at Texas A&AM. (one of our closest family friends was kind enough to take me and my kids to the show - so special) I am sure most of have seen the news that this concert set a single night concert record for the 110,905 in attendance. All I can say is it was simply a world class concert, event, gathering, etc. But what made this even more special for me was I was there with two of my three children, both now young adults starting their post college years. It would have been totally perfect if I had all three of my kids there but my oldest chose to work over the weekend, as he is interning, while completing his MBA at SMU, at a private equity firm. Truly missed having him - but so great to see him focusing on his career above anything else. This time with my two kids at this amazing event has been constantly on my mind since. It is moments such as these that we make life memories! Making memories with our family / friends - make all we do daily worth it!! I admit, I have attended more than a few George Strait shows -- but to be in the middle of over 100K people, all happy, singing, enjoying the moment and having two of my kids there, experiencing this all with me was as special as any moment in my life!! We laughed, we sang, we sweated in the Texas heat and we met people sitting around us that were all just as happy in this moment! We spend our days working as hard as we can to succeed in life, to live up to expectations, to solve our client's needs, to achieve the next goal -- and sometimes we need to recognize that just being with the people you care about, having fun, is the greatest gift in life! Had to share these thoughts and this moment. I can easily state it was a world class Father's Day weekend!! Spend time with those you love, make memories, sing like no one can hear you, and be thankful for these times -- they are fleeting! Happy belated Father's Day to all -- !!

TRUE FRIENDSHIP -- IS THE GREATEST TREASURE IN LIFE!! As I received this picture this morning from my Daughter, on a trip celebrating her recent college graduation. I respect this trip is yet another example of how blessed I have been, to be able to give the gift of a trip like this to my daughter. BUT. - I had an even greater realization of the greatest blessings in our lives - TRUE FRIENDSHIP. The women in the middle of these three beautiful Texas women, is the wife of one of my best and life long friends since my days at SMU. Her daughter (on the left) and my daughter (on the right) have been best friends since they could crawl. She was able to meet up with our two daughters for the last two days of their trip to Europe. A veteran global traveler, they met, she showed them things from her experience they would have never found on their own and made their time even more valuable and special. Friendship such as this is beyond special. We live in challenging times, an globe covered in turmoil, political unease, tragic weather and higher costs of living. YET - FRIENDSHIP - TRUE FRIENDSHIP is free, available to all and makes our lives, communities, families, professions, etc. extraordinary. Having people you can count on no matter what, having people who share in the good and bad times with you, having people you can be assured are there for you, if nothing more than just to listen and visit. I have been beyond blessed with friendship in my life -- brothers in arms from my youth, college, career and adult life. Friends that have always been there for me - Anywhere / Anytime! I just want to thank the friends in my life - personal friends, family friends, business friends and colleagues, this is the ultimate Treasurer in life. I would not be anything without you all --- and it is appreciated, recognized and THE GREATEST BLESSING OF MY LIFE.

I was honored to attend an event earlier this week, where Talmage Boston was interviewed on his most recent book -- "How the Best Did It" -- Leadership Lessons From Our Top Presidents. Talmage is an amazing business leader, historian, lawyer and proven author - with a true passion for history. So always a treat to hear him. I felt the need to post about this for a couple of reasons. The book is amazing - so always glad to share when I find a great read. The topic of Leadership and Leadership Principles/Abilities has been central my entire 33+ years in retained executive search. The perspectives shared on these 8 great Presidents and their success as Leaders are applicable to the leadership demands of every aspect of our professional and personal lives. These 8 Presidents, ranging from the start of our country to modern times, provide a great example of how great leaders truly make a difference -- in business, in politics, in our communities, in our homes. I highly recommend picking up a copy of this book:: https://lnkd.in/gstfZyQC

Rowe Global was honored to co-host a breakfast event this morning with Susser Bank, discussing the economic outlook for 2024. It is always a blessing to host a gathering at our home here at Old Parkland in Dallas, Texas. Sam Susser, Chairman, and CEO of Susser Bank, and Robert Kaplan, Former President, and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, provided commentary and insight on the status of the banking sector and the overall economic trajectory of the US as we enter 2024. I would like to thank all who attended, and especially Sam and Rob, for their time, participation, and informed perspectives.

As 2023 comes to a close - and the Holidays arrive -- I wanted to share this photo of our Dallas team. For more than 10 years - I have been blessed to have a group of the best retained search professionals in the world to work with! We have great partners across the nation and around the globe as well. Above all, we are honored to serve the clients we work with and we are committed to being the best human capital partners to them all. May all the blessing of this season be upon my partners, my family, my friends and our clients! My greatest gift of every day is working with you all!! (John you better make the pic next year -- but we are sure glad to have you on the team)

Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps! Just a quick note to share a great Marine story -- For those that know me - most know my Father is a Marine. He is also 86 and still going strong and while he did many things in his life, his proudest accomplishment is being a MARINE! At 86 - he woke this morning at 6AM and immediately put the Marine Corps Hymn on at full volume in the house to ensure we were all properly recognizing and celebrating their Birthday today!! Semper Fi Marines --- !! Marines are a rare bread and I could not be prouder to be my father's son!!

SEPTEMBER 11th ---- LEST WE FORGET! As this Monday starts another week and we mark this historical date again as a Nation, I simply want to thank all of those who keep us safe (Armed Forces of all branches), the first responders - especially those that gave all this day two decades past and the people of our Nation. I close my eyes every Sept 11th morning and remember like a video playing where I was, how my morning developed that day and the impact of that day on all our lives every day since. I share this picture, as those who know me know I am always driving somewhere - and this sky grabbed my attention two weeks ago. Empty of contrails, mountains emerging, blue and majestic - we continue to be blessed to wake every day with the future in front of us, but let us never forget the impact of September 11th on all our lives and our world!

Last Saturday - July 29th - Rowe Global hosted their 10th annual - Texas Music in the Rockies, annual Ranch Party! What a wonderful event! Simply a world class evening, where family, friends, clients, business relationships gathered in Silt, CO (an hour from Aspen) to share time, fun, music and friendship. 10th annual is a milestone - 10 years we have been hosting this event and it simply gets better every year!! Reckless Kelly was our headlining band and we had great support from our friends at ALLIANT INSURANCE, KRISTIN BALKO at Douglas Elliman Real Estate and many others!! I hope all enjoyed and look forward to our 11th annual next year and hope any and all relationships can come join us next year!!!